Ask anyone–I’m a happy person. I’m always laughing, joking, singing or maybe just humming. My sister used to call me “Suzy Sunshine.” And not in a nice way. She once told me that I could be happy because nothing bad ever happened to me. To which I replied “perhaps nothing bad happens to me Because I can be happy.” I’ll give you a moment to think about that–I thought it terribly profound at the time!
Done? Ok, so the only problem with being an optimist–besides the sour-grapes people who resent me for that ability–is the fact that I feel like I’m not allowed to Ever be sad. Like I would be disappointing my audience. I feel it’s my job to make as many people smile as possible. Tough gig!
But still I try. Not just for my many “fans”. It’s mostly for my benefit. It makes me happy when I can brighten someone’s day. I know that sounds–IS–cheesy–but that’s also me.
Some days though, I just feel drained. As I wrote in a poem (dedicated to my sister):
Suzy Sunshine never left town; She–the facade–just got slightly bogged down
I’m not sure where I was trying to go with all this. Just following the train of my thoughts, mostly. Taking you along to show you that optimists are happy because nothing is so bad that it can’t be laughed at!
Try it–just one smile. We’ll both feel better. As I always say–life is too short to be taken seriously!
